CINTAS CORP CTAS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 172908105 · ISIN US1729081059
American business services providing uniforms, safety, hygiene and more
- SectorConsumer discretionary
- IndustryMen's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments
- HeadquartersCincinnati, OH
- Founded1968
- Websitecintas.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($254.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 403.0m as of 2025-06-30, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $222.81. Options: 27 managers hold calls ($322.8m notional), 32 hold puts ($354.9m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 921 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,002 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,011 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,046 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,044 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,170 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,229 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,271 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,355 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,393 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,472 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,517 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 461 | 452 |
| Q4 2023 | 541 | 459 |
| Q1 2024 | 563 | 512 |
| Q2 2024 | 595 | 516 |
| Q3 2024 | 621 | 599 |
| Q4 2024 | 614 | 607 |
| Q1 2025 | 721 | 605 |
| Q2 2025 | 737 | 629 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $294.4m | $311.2m | 1.06 |
| Q4 2024 | $259.6m | $318.6m | 1.23 |
| Q1 2025 | $358.9m | $247.4m | 0.69 |
| Q2 2025 | $322.8m | $354.9m | 1.10 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +3.7m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +575.4k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +563.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +524.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +495.5k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | Added | +476.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Added | +433.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +314.9k |
| KBC Group NV | Added | +297.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Nuveen, LLC | Reduced | -8.0m |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE | Reduced | -1.3m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -843.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -819.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -774.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -578.4k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -520.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Reduced | -386.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -358.4k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -268.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $86.9m390.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $53.3m239.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $29.3m131.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $28.0m125.6k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | $19.0m85.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $17.7m80.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $15.3m68.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $11.1m49.6k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $10.6m47.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $8.7m38.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. | New | $93.2m418.2k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $54.5m244.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $49.5m221.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $34.0m152.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $24.5m110.1k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | $15.6m70.2k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | New | $7.8m352 shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $7.2m32.1k shares |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Reduced | $6.9m31.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $6.9m31.0k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 6.4% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $4.9m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $6.8m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.5m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $6.1m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-14 | TYSOE RONALD W Director | Sold | $1.8m8.5k shares |
| 2025-04-07 | Rozakis Jim Executive Vice President & COO | Sold | $380.7k2.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 38.4m $8.6bn | Added +524.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.12% of their portfolio | 28.2m $6.3bn | Reduced -578.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 15.1m $3.4bn | Added +82.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 9.9m $2.2bn | Added +1.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 9.2m $2.0bn | Added +314.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.15% of their portfolio | 7.1m $1.6bn | Added +3.7m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.9m $1.1bn | Added +495.5k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 5.46% of their portfolio | 4.3m $947.6m | Reduced -850 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 4.2m $939.1m | Reduced -90.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.12% of their portfolio | 4.2m $925.5m | Reduced -212.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.1m $911.4m | Reduced -6.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.3m $737.9m | Added +433.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.7m $604.7m | Reduced -13.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.5m $567.9m | Reduced -68.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.51% of their portfolio | 2.5m $551.1m | Reduced -121.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.5m $554.2m | Reduced -100.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $530.0m | Reduced -206.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.4m $525.3m | Reduced -126.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.3m $508.4m | Reduced -358.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.2m $499.1m | Reduced -152.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $445.7m | Added +24.5k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 1.76% of their portfolio | 1.8m $405.3m | Reduced -31.9k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.8m $392.3m | Added +80.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $378.4m | Added +61.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $372.7m | Added +224.7k |
| Amundi 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $345.0m | Reduced -216.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $355.7m | Reduced -58.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $351.6m | Added +140.4k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 1.5m $343.3m | Added +109.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $325.6m | Added +104.7k |
| Winslow Capital Management, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $312.8m | Reduced -520.6k |
| Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt 1.45% of their portfolio | 1.4m $309.8m | Unchanged |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.4m $307.7m | Reduced -68.5k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.3m $284.6m | Added +184.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.3m $282.9m | Reduced -9.4k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.3m $282.4m | Reduced -38.7k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $270.6m | Added +575.4k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.2m $263.9m | Reduced -5.5k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $249.7m | Reduced -8.0m |
| Swiss National Bank 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $245.2m | Added +75.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.0m $230.1m | Reduced -20.5k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.0m $226.1m | Added +16.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 990.2k $220.7m | Added +3.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 976.6k $217.7m | Added +67.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 967.8k $215.7m | Added +25.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 954.2k $212.4m | Reduced -100.9k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 1.16% of their portfolio | 908.9k $201.7m | Reduced -43.1k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 892.8k $199.0m | Reduced -7.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 892.2k $197.5m | Added +153.6k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.17% of their portfolio | 878.0k $195.7m | Reduced -56.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 864.6k $192.7m | Reduced -843.5k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 1.55% of their portfolio | 849.3k $189.3m | Reduced -1.3m |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.94% of their portfolio | 837.4k $186.6m | Reduced -23.0k |
| National Pension Service 0.16% of their portfolio | 816.4k $181.9m | Reduced -225.9k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.38% of their portfolio | 801.3k $178.6m | Reduced -109.7k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 784.6k $174.9m | Reduced -42.6k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 1.19% of their portfolio | 780.5k $174.0m | Reduced -24.0k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.18% of their portfolio | 777.5k $173.3m | Added +29.5k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.78% of their portfolio | 776.0k $173.0m | Added +563.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 769.3k $171.5m | Added +50.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.28% of their portfolio | 767.9k $171.1m | Added +476.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 762.9k $170.0m | Added +24.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.14% of their portfolio | 735.7k $164.0m | Reduced -68.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.14% of their portfolio | 726.5k $161.9m | Reduced -2.3k |
| CHILTON INVESTMENT CO INC. 3.46% of their portfolio | 699.1k $155.8m | Reduced -15.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.21% of their portfolio | 695.8k $155.1m | Reduced -50.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 679.1k $151.4m | Reduced -22.7k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 668.9k $149.1m | Added +219.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.09% of their portfolio | 666.0k $148.4m | Reduced -22.0k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.49% of their portfolio | 631.3k $140.7m | Added +26.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.19% of their portfolio | 626.5k $139.6m | Reduced -159.6k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 624.2k $139.1m | Reduced -5.7k |
| STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO 0.12% of their portfolio | 614.0k $136.9m | Unchanged |
| KBC Group NV 0.36% of their portfolio | 590.5k $131.6m | Added +297.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 578.7k $129.0m | Reduced -39.0k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.35% of their portfolio | 577.0k $128.6m | Reduced -1.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.10% of their portfolio | 567.9k $126.6m | Reduced -223.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.15% of their portfolio | 567.4k $126.5m | Added +83.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 555.9k $123.9m | Reduced -3.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.14% of their portfolio | 553.9k $123.5m | Reduced -20.9k |
| Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG 2.45% of their portfolio | 514.3k $114.6m | Unchanged |
| Man Group plc 0.24% of their portfolio | 502.6k $112.0m | Added +187.6k |
| EULAV Asset Management 2.62% of their portfolio | 501.6k $111.8m | Reduced -49.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 501.2k $111.7m | Added +115.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.27% of their portfolio | 500.4k $111.5m | Reduced -386.2k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.17% of their portfolio | 484.3k $108.1m | Reduced -20.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 481.7k $107.4m | Reduced -4.8k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.09% of their portfolio | 470.7k $104.9m | Reduced -24.5k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 455.0k $101.4m | Added +20.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 453.8k $101.1m | Added +142.8k |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH 0.83% of their portfolio | 446.5k $99.0m | Added +68.7k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 434.6k $96.9m | Reduced -268.5k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 413.8k $92.2m | Added +51.1k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 407.8k $90.9m | Reduced -2.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.12% of their portfolio | 405.5k $90.4m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.21% of their portfolio | 404.3k $90.1m | Added +148.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 403.4k $89.9m | Added +228.1k |
| Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc. 4.99% of their portfolio | 393.5k $87.7m | Reduced -121.2k |
| Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC. 1.01% of their portfolio | 377.3k $84.1m | Reduced -3.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 376.9k $84.0m | Added +9.8k |